2016•Lundiana International Journal of BiodiversityOpen access

Leptodactylus chaquensis (Anura, Leptodactylidae) as a predator of Pseudis platensis (Anura, Hylidae) in southern Brazil

Fabrício Hiroiuki Oda, Priscilla Guedes Gambale, Vinícius Guerra

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Frogs from the Family Leptodactylidae are among the most important opportunistic feeders on other anuran species. Here we report a case of predation of Pseudis platensis by the Cei’s white-lipped frog Leptodactylus chaquensis in breeding habitat from agricultural landscape, southern Brazil.

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Key concepts: Leptodactylidae, Hylidae, Biology, Predator, Zoology, Predation, Habitat, Ecology